A Bill to require the Secretary of State to create a new planning use class for betting shops with fixed odds betting terminals, which would require the granting of planning permission; to provide that local planning authorities assess demand for fixed odds betting terminal betting shops when considering applications for premises in that planning use class and place a cap on the number of such shops for which planning permission may be granted in any area; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 March 2015
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The Bill would create a new planning use class for betting shops that include fixed-odds betting terminals. It would require planning permission for these shops, and local planning authorities would have to assess demand for such premises before granting permission. It would also place a cap on how many FOBT betting shops can exist in any given area.
It is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons; the first reading took place on 7 July 2014.
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7 Jul 2014
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
